Month: September 2018

Is it time to put your expansion plan on the front burner? Have you outgrown your current location? Do you need to replace some equipment? There are many reasons small business owners might be in the market for a loan. If you’ll be shopping soon, here are some pointers.

Check your credit. When you apply for a loan, the lender will look at your personal and your business credit histories. Before you start the application process, check to make sure both are accurate and up to date. If there are errors, resolve them ahead of time.

Polish your plan. Prospective lenders will want to know as much as possible about your business. Prepare a comprehensive, up-to-date business plan that provides information about your company (a description and an executive summary) and yourself (educational background and relevant experience). Since your plan may be pivotal in convincing potential lenders to approve your loan, consider including an overview of your management team and key personnel along with some market analysis and a marketing plan.

You should also be prepared to provide financial statements and cash flow projections. Lenders may request personal financial statements for you and other owners as well.

Check your equity. Before you submit a loan application, make sure you have enough equity in the business. Although requirements can vary, lenders generally want a company’s total liabilities to be less than four times equity. A lender may require you to put some additional money into your business before approving you for a loan.

Identify collateral. Lenders generally require collateral, an alternate repayment source that can be used in case your business isn’t generating enough cash to make payments on your loan. Either business or personal assets can be used. If you don’t have anything you can use as collateral, perhaps you can find someone who does who will cosign the loan.

Look for a good match. If you already have a good working relationship with a bank that lends to small businesses, it makes sense to start there. If you don’t, or if your bank isn’t a good match, do your homework. Look for lenders that do business with companies similar in size to your own. Finding a lender that’s familiar with your industry is an added bonus.

We all get 24 hours in one day. But between answering texts, emails, filling staffing holes, attending meetings, networking, attaining funding and trying to have a personal life, how do business owners also run a successful company with 24 hours in a day?

Working with outsourced accounting and bookkeeping firms, you can surround yourself with experts, provides sound counsel, allows for business owners to focus and, and ultimately, increases profits. They are a trusted source of deep knowledge in an aspect of business and can quickly identify risks facing the operation and understand common pain points. In addition to bringing solutions, best practices and efficiencies to quickly get to the desired solution.

Working with outsourced accounting and bookkeeping firms also encourages owners to get answers to pertinent and sometimes not yet considered questions to prevent a sticky situation down the road. These questions also encourage decisions to help get to a good consideration.

Most small business owners start a business to give themselves an outlet for their passion, not to meddle with bookkeeping, payroll and tax compliance. With outsourcing your accounting and bookkeeping it saves time and resources to keep your business needs rolling so you can invest in your passion.

A good accounting and bookkeeping firm will work to increase a company’s profitability. While it’s true partnering with an accounting and bookkeeping firm requires an initial investment. Accounting and bookkeeping firms offer turnkey services. These add efficiencies lowering operation expenses, giving a leg up on the competition, an ultimately maximizing profits.

Ultimately, outsourcing your bookkeeping to experts is worth it. Accounting and bookkeeping firms invest in making your business better and, in the end, provide efficiencies that add to the bottom line. In addition, you’ll be able to grow your business, focus on what you do best, and lower your stress.

T. Williams & Associates believes when our client wins, our firm wins. We will invest as much of ourselves to see your business succeed. In the past 10 years, T. Williams & Associates have helped many small businesses get a handle on their accounting and bookkeeping needs by automating their back office finances, so they can increase cash flow, grow faster, and save more money on their returns. You can use this link to reserve some time to chat: https://twilliamsassociates.youcanbook.me Or just call us directly at 816-251-4527.

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Tania Williams, Owner and President of T. Williams & Associates

Tania has more than 17 years’ experience working with individuals, small businesses, and home health care providers as well as the State and Federal entities. As a fellow business owner, she knows it can be difficult to manage all aspects of a business. Tania’s goal is to become a trusted advisor and financial business partner for her clients while offering personalized accounting and tax service and support. She loves bringing order and efficiency to small businesses.

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